Omak School District

East Elementary's annual Winter Book Fair Family Night!       This winter's event took place on Thursday, February 15th, and it was a huge success with over 214 attendees! Families enjoyed a complimentary pizza dinner and engaged in fun games and crafts, all while exploring the exciting selection at our book fair. Even our beloved mascot, Easton the Eagle, made a special appearance to add to the festivities. It was a night filled with joy and laughter for everyone involved!

Bus Driver Appreciation Day!

Omak Wrestling boys' and girls' teams performed well at Mat Classic XXXV State Championships. It was a great weekend for Pioneer wrestlers and fans. I will sum up the boys’ weekend for a quick read. Friday morning would bring news that our alternate, Diego Garcia, would not be in the tournament, leaving the boys with four wrestlers. As regional champions Xavier Cardona, Noah Morago-Bigboy, and Darrell Nanpuya all received the first-round bye, putting them into the quarter-finals. Jessie Garcia came out in dominant fashion and won his first match by fall in the third round. Jesse racked up 14 points on his opponent before he secured the pin. Placing him into the quarter-finals with the defending state champion. In the quarter-finals, wrestling was a bit nervous for some. It felt like some of the toughest matches were after the bye and sitting for half of the day without a match. Darrell defeated a Wapato wrestler by fall in the third period. Noah defeated his opponent from Toppenish by fall in the third round. Xavier Cardona came out and lost to a Wapato wrestler by one point in what was one of only three losses for the team on the entire weekend. Jessie wrestled the state champion and lost by a major decision. The match was well fought by Jessie. Cardona and Jessie had to wrestle one more match to survive in the bracket and continue the next day. In the consolation quarter-finals, both Cardona and Garcia wrestled lights out. Jessie won 4-0, and Cardona picked up bonus points with a pin against Medical Lake. Having all wrestlers make it to day two, we were sitting in 9th place as a team. The first matches of Saturday were important for everyone. Darrell and Noah would go to the finals with a win. Jessie and Cardona would make it to the top six if they won. The team had discussed on Friday night that we would have to win out if we wanted to go home with a top 4 finish. The boys came out hot like they wanted a team trophy! Darrell’s opponent medical defaulted to him before the match started. Jessie secured a 14-2 major decision over an Elma kid. Cardona ripped into Connell and got the pin in a minute and thirteen seconds. Noah defeated the number one-ranked kid from Blaine. He won by decision 7-4. He controlled the match the entire time. Cardona and Jessie had to stay hot and ready as their next matches rolled around quickly. The consolation semi-finals were next. Jessie came out and beat the number two-ranked kid by fall. Jessie was down by 2 points when they were both on their feet. Jessie needed a takedown to tie it. He tied up his arms for a lateral drop and executed it with a short time, 20 seconds left. Cardona scored another set of bonus points with another win by fall. He stuck the Seton Catholic kid in the third round. The third-place matches were against opponents whom the boys had already defeated. They still went into the match with focused aggression and determination on their minds. Jessie received his first technical fall, which is a win by 15 points, over the Blaine kid with a score of 20-4. Cardona wrestled the kid he wrestled in the regional title match. He stayed focused, worked hard, and secured another victory by fall. After his disappointing quarter-final loss, Cardona pinned his way to a 3rd place finish! It takes heart to lose a match and continue fighting for your team. Darrell’s state finals match would have him meeting up with Castle Rock. Darrell had wrestled the kid earlier in the year and was confident. He went out and took care of business. Darrell brought home his second state championship with a third-round pin. He held himself to a high standard and ran his wind sprints after the match. Noah would wrestle a Toppenish kid in his state championship match. Noah wrestled well, but the Toppenish wrestler was too tough on top. Noah fought the first round, and it ended 0-0. Noah chose down in the second round, and he was turned with little time on the clock. He was unable to fight off his back and fell to the now two-time state champion from Toppenish. With Cardona and Jessie taking home bronze medals, Noah getting silver, and Darrell winning another state championship, your Omak Pioneers brought home the 3rd place finish in 1A wrestling state championships! Although the four were putting points up at state, it takes a team effort inside the wrestling room. All of the wrestlers, state participants or not, beat themselves up every day to get better together. They work hard in the room and hold each other to high standards. Please congratulate a wrestler if you see them.

North Kindergarten students from Ms. Delgado, Ms. Hull & Ms. Dodd’s class shared the love by making Valentines for local seniors at Regency!

OMS/OHS Club Shred Students enjoying a break in the lodge at the Loup Loup Ski Hill on Saturday, February 2nd. Club Shred is an opportunity for Omak Middle School and Omak High School students to thrive during the winter months! This year, 15 students have taken advantage of the opportunity on Saturdays, including 8 first timers. Our first timers completed 5 Wolf Pack lessons over three weekends to pick up skills to safely navigate the mountain on skis or snowboards and are now shredding all parts of the hill. We hope to get a few more trips in this winter and are excited to grow the program in the upcoming years- look for sign ups in the Fall of 2024 for the 2024-2025 season!

Ticket Link: https://gofan.co/event/1409030?schoolId=WA23771

Omak Pioneers Wrestlers Walk of Honor as they go to State. Omak City Police and Fire Department escort them out to the highway. Honor Drummers perform honor songs for the wrestlers as they board the bus.

Celebrating Love and Kindness at EOE!

No School on Monday, February 19th, in observance of Presidents Day.

As a celebration of CTE Month, we will be recognizing our CTE Outstanding Students with a lunch in the library during 5th period on February 27th. Many parents/guardians will be attending as well. Please congratulate the following students: Family and Consumer Science: Serenity Bertholf and Jakobi Vanbrunt Business & Marketing: Ariel Gomez and Callie Christoph Computer Science: Ares Montoya Agriculture: Teagan Stroshane Ag. Welding/Carpentry: Everett Click Commercial Art: Fabian Campos Automotive: Owen Leader STEM/Aviation: Kyle Rider Middle School STEM: Dacen Beaver and Josiah Sanchez

On Sunday, February 4th, over 50 Omak Middle School and Omak High School students attended the Native American Youth Athletic Summit at Washington State University. Students could tour campus, learn about the college experience, ask questions of a panel of college athletes, and watch a WSU women's basketball game. Thank you to our High School JOM/Title VI Paraeducator, Bobbi Allen, and Omak Middle School JOM/Title VI Paraeducator, Pam Edmonds, for all the work put into planning this experience. Thank you to our Parent and Faculty volunteers for supervising, and a big thank you to our Indian Education Committee for funding this opportunity for Native Youth to explore a post-secondary opportunity!

Hello Pioneer Fans, Omak is hosting the B League District basketball tournament this week. If you plan on attending the Friday night tournament, here is the link to buy tickets. You can also purchase tickets at the door. Click on the link to buy tickets: https://gofan.co/event/1383368?schoolId=WA87613

The Regional Wrestling Tournament is to be held on February 10th at Quincy High School. When selecting your ticket from the Go Fan website, make sure that you look for WIAA Wrestling State Qualifying – 1B/2B/1A/2A Girls Region 4 option or WIAA Wrestling State Qualifying – 1A Boys Region 4. Tickets can also be purchased at the door with a debit or credit card. There are NO Cash Sales for this event. Click on the link: https://gofan.co/app/school/WIAA?activity=Wrestling

Click on the link: https://gofan.co/event/1383365?schoolId=WA87613

The Omak School District was notified that East Elementary was awarded the Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools grant to fund an outdoor covered structure (it is 44' x 48')! The grant was for up to $200,000, and we received the full amount! So exciting! Facilities are planning to install it this summer.

Happy School Counselor Day!

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Omak Lighthouse Fundraiser

The Winthrop Rink hosted East's 4th graders for a morning of ice skating! They allow all Okanogan County 4th graders to skate free for the entire season. We are grateful for their continued support! What an amazing opportunity for our students!

In January, East Omak Elementary began rewarding one student per classroom with a Student of the Month award. These students consistently follow our school wide expectations by showing respect, solving problems, making good decisions, and being safe! We are SO very proud of these exceptional East Eagles!